Photo Record

Accession number

2006.39

Object ID

2006.39.8.4864

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Collection

Power Supply Collection

Date

05/25/1904

Title

Power Supply Album 8: No 4864 Powerhouse

Description

Photograph documents the construction of Interborough Rapid Transit Company 59th Street Powerhouse. View taken from one of the chimneys looking west over the building site and river is shown. This photograph is stored in Power Supply Album 8 of 12 that documents Interborough Rapid Transit Company's system of electrical power for New York's first subway system.